The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-08
|INTEREST[NG# SESSION
OF TIE METHODIST MINISTER'S
At Parkorsburg Yesterdny-1iospita Of
tho Citizens-Eisctiug Delegates to
tho General lConforsnce-Prohibi.
ti0n Amendment Endorsed, "
Special Diva.eA tothe h,lt!lipa.etr.

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| tion Amendment Endorsed.
Special Dipd.ch TO thc Itttligeneer. l N.
PARKRRsDuEa, W. VA, Oct 7.-As you
walk along tho ssrsats In this prctty city
you are led to think thAt tho cltixonu Of
the place would hardly bo able to com.
fortlbly caro- for and entertain the Min.
lsterlal and Lay Conference now in ses.
sion here, as the city is full OF clerical
looking gentlemen, broadcloth, high hat
and tho white nccktie baing prominent. 2
Tho cltiz,nH OF this plscs. irrespective oi
church affiliations, have opened their
cheerful homes, and every one is baing
entertained in royal style. Rev. W. L.
Loomis, pastor Of tho NJ. Z. church here,
has this matter in charge, and as rapidly
as Tho gentlemen appear they arc assigned
to accommodations. ,s5,N NJ
The work Of tho conierenc Q Is proceeding
excollensly nnder tho guardianship OF tbs
Venerable Bishop Bowman. The yasious
interests OF the church are being ropre.
sentod by those having that matter in
charge, and Notwithstanding the interest
that Is Cen!ering in the election OF general
conference delegates, nothing is being
neglected. or forgotten. -
The election OF throe dolegstey occur
| every four yoar1, and Of couras 1t giyep an
aspirant como time to work up his chances;
SO that whom the time comes he hes every.
thing wvll in hand. n.
lie YESTERDAYS SESSION. s,s;.
The Conference was opened this morn.
ing with reading OF tho Scriptures and
prayer by Rev. W. R. White, D. D., Of
Morgantown. 6al,es 81.
The minutes Of tho previous session
were read and approved as read. After
the reading OF tha minutes, Bishop Bow
man called forward the claes 10 be received
into full connection, coneioting OF eight
promislpg young men, md addressed tbe en-
at length and with great earnestnsss and
power. He eeid to them that II looking
ct themselvea they saw auy deficiency
either in body, mind, or heart, that would
in Gny way interfere with their future
duties and work, IN the name OF God i'm.
medtately stop and abandon the work.
Men arc going into the ministry every
day. no. only in the Methodiat church,
but IN all tho churches, who because of
lack OF qualifications, cripple along
through q long and almost useless liis,
He urged them to the highest devotion 10
the!r WORK, and tho fullest conascratiop TO
God. He said tina. every preacher should
be student in the highest sense Of that
work, No preacher should study, lees
than five or six hours each day. T..
Ro urged them to be faithful In their
pastoral work, in order 10 get into tho
hsarta and affections oi the peopie. swim
the love Of your people" ha said, '.and no
matter II you can't proach 90 we'll, the
people will have confidence in your abll.
ity." He illustrated this point by relating
an amusing incident. Joe Ross was q
locs! preacher In Pennsylvania, who was
notorious as not being sb!e to preach a
particle, but by his faithful pastoral work
he had won the love OF the people, One
day very ignorant man 10 tho neiphbor-
hood said to him, II would rather hear
Joe Rsas and Tom Bowman preach than
Iauybody ever heard"
He urged them to greater efforts in try
ing to lead the people to higher libessliiy.
hs mentioned tho startling fact that tho
Mcthodists Of Woat Virginia paid last
year for all the bsnevolencea the pi.iful
snm OF seventeen cents par member. And
then, with an expression Of infaite dis.
gust on his fscs, he said, "swful! awful!
lohameiulW i'E
..Q DELEGA ATE; ELECTED. s
At tho close Of his address, he PROFOUND.
cd tho usual disciplinary qusssiona which
were ansvered aiH'mativsly. Ho. enlsrg.
ed at considerable length on the TOBACCO
question, and urged them, Tor the aake Of
their personal purity and their usefulness
to the chulch, to abstain from the filthy
habit. @7 .J ~. 4
The order Of the dey was then taken M
9nd the Bishop announced that the con.
ference would prcosed to elect three dele
gates to the General Conieroncs. Rsy, S.
y. D. Prickist and Rev. s. E. Jones were
appointed tellers. The first ballot yss
taken, and whila tbs tellsrs wore count
ing tho vote Dr.. Payne addressed the con-
ference in tho intereats the Ohio Wesleyan
University. Also Rev. Alexander Mar
Tin, D. D., LII. D., for thirty yesrs mem.
Der ot this conference, ioymer pastor Of
Fourth Street, O tosmer president Of the
State University at Moseantown, and at
present the successful president Of tho
DePaw Unlrereity at Greencastle, Ind,
addressed tho conference. He spoke feel.
lngly OF his former connection with this
Conference when it vas weakliny,
struggling for an cxiatence. @ 80
At tbs closs Of hls sdd.cs1 the tellers
reported the result OF the ,frss ballot as
follows: George L Hise IS, ]. A.. Fuller
ton n, J. :. Chenoweth 80, ]. NJ. Warden
So, o. q. Lakin q, W. r. White %, j.
Lse 10, 4. q. Hughes IS, ". G. Kshil-
daffer y, NJ, W. Rider II, and q number
Of scattering votes. Whole number Of
votes cast, Ill; necessary to choics, SO
votea. No one being elected second
ballot was taken and the tsllers retired.
The report Of the aeeond bsllo. was as fol.
ilows: Hite 81, Fullerton 53, Chenoyeth
As, Warden 80, Lakin ~, White 25. md
other scsttesing votes. Whole number Of
vo!es cast, Ill. Necessary to choics, 50.
Rev. George E. Hite, A. NJ, having re-.
1ei7ed o. votes, was declared elected to
lead his delegation to tho coming General
Conference. The two remaining delegates
will be elected tomorrow. !Ssg 80
The Lay Conference elected as it's off.
GERS Hon. B. F. Martin, of PruntytoBn,
". va, as its President; John r. Cowl,
OF Wheeling, Secretary; Hiram Lewis, oi
Pleasant Retress, Assistant Secretary!
The session Of the Lay Conference will
probably concludo before to.morroW at
noon, N q S. f.ffsa,i 81 95sSl
The report Of the Committee On $50.
lutions took Q etrong stand Gin favor of'
tho Prohibition amendment, and recon.t
nended that the chu,ch uae every: {eiTort
to secure its adoption. 9IsS5l
Tao delccs:ea OF the AM EE. Confer.
ence to tho General Conference Sare 2nr!
Asbury, W. Fl. Brown and W. ,H.sPLoEery
with G. G. Simpson, J. II. Morris sndSA
r. Palmer as alteznstea. hs$$sssila1s.Sii h
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